Medal
Medal
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- Description
- Simon Flexner (1863-1946) was an American physician and physiologist who organized the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in 1901, served as the first director of this organization, and developed an effective therapy for meningococcal meningitis. During World War I, he led the effort to develop a more efficient way to produce the serum to prevent this dread disease and, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, distributed thousands of doses to Allied troops in Europe, free of charge. For this and other services to the Allied cause, the French government honored Flexner with the Legion of Honor: a Chevalier in 1914, an Officer in 1919, and a Commander in 1926. This large five-armed Maltese cross with red ribbon is Flexner’s Commander medal.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Medal
- Other Terms
- Medal; Medals; Commemorative and Association
- date made
- 1926
- associated dates
- 1926 05 01 / 1926 05 01
- 1926 06 01 / 1926 06 01
- place made
- France
- associated place
- United States
- France
- Physical Description
- metal, brass (overall material)
- enamel (overall material)
- fabric, silk (overall material)
- red (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- green (overall color)
- blue (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall:.3 cm x 5.5 cm x 8 cm; 1/8 in x 2 3/16 in x 3 1/8 in
- ribbon: 3.8 cm x 21 cm; x 1 1/2 in x 8 1/4 in
- ID Number
- MG.M-09812.01
- accession number
- 236094
- catalog number
- M-09812.01
- Credit Line
- Abraham Flexner
- subject
- Medicine
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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